Coggon Iowa Map

About Coggon, Iowa

Coggon is a locality in Linn County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 701. The population density is 416.4 people per km². Coggon is located at 42.2808°N, 91.5304°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Coggon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52218.

Coggon exists as a quiet anchor amidst the vast, geometric expanse of Iowa’s agricultural plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that seems to claim more than its fair share of the world. It lies 17.4 miles north-northeast of Marion, IA (from Marion, IA: bearing 11°T), and is situated 19.7 miles north-northeast of Cedar Rapids. Buffalo Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the local terrain, its waters drawing a dark, fluid line through the grid of tilled soil and seasonal color. At the edge of the residential sprawl, Buffalo Creek Park offers a preserved pocket of native vegetation, providing a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic labor of the surrounding farms. While the distant silhouette of The Hogback remains a vague, hazy suggestion on the far horizon, the immediate landscape is defined by the intimate, low-slung curvature of the fields and the deep, fertile earth that dictates the local way of life.

Coggon sustains itself through the quiet industry of grain and livestock, a legacy that traces back to the early settlers who recognized the potential of this particular stretch of the prairie. The economy remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of corn and soybeans, with the town’s architecture reflecting a utilitarian history of trade and communal support. There is a perceptible dignity in the way the local streets maintain their composure, characterized by an unshowy civility that values persistence over pretense. On summer evenings, the light catches the dust rising from the gravel roads, casting a long, amber glow that illuminates the grain elevators and the modest storefronts. Though Hartwick Lake lies some distance away, the spirit of the place remains firmly rooted in the immediate, terrestrial abundance of the soil, where generations have practiced a steady, grounded stewardship of the land.

About This Coggon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coggon, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.280825, -91.530441. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Coggon includes the ZIP code (52218), telephone area code (712), county seat of Linn County (Cedar Rapids), and school district assignment (North Linn Community School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.